Lightweight contender is happy Conor McGregor has stepped up a division

Not everyone has a problem with Conor McGregor getting an immediate title shot after stepping up from his featherweight division.

Soon after his split decision victory over Anthony Pettis, fellow lightweight Eddie Alvarez told MMA Fighting: "Money, money, money. The more money we can get in this division, the better. "So far, the titleholders haven't brought too much revenue to the lightweight division. We're the best division, we're the most talented division, but we need a guy who's going to talk shit. "I love when money comes into the picture... You like to have a guy like Conor come to the lightweight division and possibly get a fight and make a couple million dollars."